heyruthie
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This page is labeled "Car Seat Safety Tips" and it seems awful to me! It's on the PA State Police site!!
http://www.psp.state.pa.us/psp/cwp/view.asp?A=310&Q=170740
For starters, look at the picture on top! The girl's CRS is installed on a seat that has some sort of sheet draped over it--beneath the carseat! Plus, the her carseat looks ancient!
Here are my favorite parts, in bold--bad grammar and all:
Do not use a seat that has been involved in a crash. The seat should be replaced and the old one destroyed. Good ways to destroy a seat is with a sledgehammer or take it apart and cut the harness straps before throwing it in the trash.
Try not to buy a used car seat. You cannot always tell if a seat has been recalled or has been in a crash. To be safe, a new seat is the way to go. If you do buy a used car seat, look it over very carefully for any cracks or missing parts.
To wash the harness: Unthread straps from the seat, wash and let air-dry. Putting the harness straps in the dryer could cause them to melt. Be sure not to loose any pieces and rethread the harness properly.
WTHeck!!!! That last point is totally wrong! What are they thinking??
I went to that site, hoping to find the real PA state CRS laws, but this is all I've found so far.....
http://www.psp.state.pa.us/psp/cwp/view.asp?A=310&Q=170740
For starters, look at the picture on top! The girl's CRS is installed on a seat that has some sort of sheet draped over it--beneath the carseat! Plus, the her carseat looks ancient!
Here are my favorite parts, in bold--bad grammar and all:
Do not use a seat that has been involved in a crash. The seat should be replaced and the old one destroyed. Good ways to destroy a seat is with a sledgehammer or take it apart and cut the harness straps before throwing it in the trash.
Try not to buy a used car seat. You cannot always tell if a seat has been recalled or has been in a crash. To be safe, a new seat is the way to go. If you do buy a used car seat, look it over very carefully for any cracks or missing parts.
To wash the harness: Unthread straps from the seat, wash and let air-dry. Putting the harness straps in the dryer could cause them to melt. Be sure not to loose any pieces and rethread the harness properly.
WTHeck!!!! That last point is totally wrong! What are they thinking??
I went to that site, hoping to find the real PA state CRS laws, but this is all I've found so far.....